generationstalkin’2022-23Seasonaboutour
Welcome to Winnipeg Jewish Theatre’s 35th season!
Season Sponsor
When I programmed these works, I had no idea it would be the last season I would plan for WJT; however, I could not have picked a better collection of works to say farewell to this incredible community. This is a season filled with the magnificent talent of homegrown and national theatre creators and it trumpets the strengths of Canadian Jewish artistry like the blasts of a shofar.
This is a season that celebrates the triumphs and challenges of Jewish identity across generations. Filled with music, laughter, curiosity, and passion, the stage will crackle with timely themes. This playbill illuminates many facets of the Jewish experience and will be a bold and beautiful return to live performances inside the Berney Theatre. Featuring one award-winning musical, one crowd-pleasing comedy, and two first-rate world premieres, this is an electrifying lineup for our community.
Dear WJT Community,
AriL’Chaim,Weinberg
I am so proud of WJT and forever grateful for the support you continue to offer this wonderful company. This community is what gives WJT its strength.
BecomingDr.Ruth
created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan and Christian Barry directed by Christian Barry
“Hannah Moscovitch’s Old Stock is richly humorous, wildly entertaining and deeply moving.” – martin morrow, the globe and mail
OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 6, 2022 | preview OCTOBER 27 WJT 2022-23 Season | See the whole season for only $128
Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story is a humourously dark folktale woven together with a highenergy concert. This Klezmer music-theatre hybrid starring genre-bending sensation Ben Caplan is inspired by the true stories of two Jewish Romanian refugees coming to Canada in 1908. It’s about how to love after being broken by the horrors of war. It’s about refugees who get out before it’s too late, and those who get out after it’s too late. And it’s about looking into the eyes of God. The show has played all over the world including in NYC, Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Victoria, London, Edinburgh, and Sydney.
a Refugee Love Story
“There is so much heart in this play. It’s enlightening, humorous, and authentic as it examines a person’s journey transitioning genders and religious beliefs. With Winnipeg being home to the Rainbow Resource Centre, the longest continuously running LGTB2SQ+ resource centre in Canada, WJT is proud to be producing this brand new play.” – ari weinberg, wjt
by Daniel Thau-Eleff directed by Tracey Erin Smith
WORLD PREMIERE | MARCH 11 – 19, 2023 | preview MARCH 9
When Sam has a vision of drifting through the mechitzah (the barrier separating men and women in Orthodox synagogues), it launches a unique spiritual and religious journey. Sam/Sholem comes out, first as transgender and then as an Orthodox Jew. Struggling to balance family dynamics, history, activism and Talmud study, Sam wonders if, as Rabbi Nachman said, “All the world is a very narrow bridge.”
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Summer of Semitism is a play about four friends who have grown up together going to Jewish summer camp. Now, in their early 20s, they’re taking on the responsibilities of Head Staff and are in charge of running their beloved home away from home. When an act of anti-semitism hits the camp hard on its first day, the friends are left to pick up the pieces before their campers arrive.
WORLD PREMIERE | APRIL 29 – MAY 7, 2023 | preview APRIL 27 WJT 2022-23 Season | Our Preview Nights feature very affordable pricing!
by Ori Black directed by Krista Jackson
“A thrilling new play that pits friends against each other as morals, ambitions, and identities clash in a race against the clock.” – sam mclean, wjt
For the second year in a row, the Minnesota State Fair rejects Doris Rubenstein’s traditional kosher dill pickles. When Doris confronts the judges, it becomes clear that they don’t understand her traditional Jewish brining process. Disappointed but not defeated, Doris sets out to uncover why they’re not receiving their due ranking. As she digs deeper, Doris discovers there’s more than pickles fermenting, there’s hell to raise. A Pickle is a darkly comedic look at prejudice and the power of Chutzpah (outrageous gumption). Based on true events.
“Sometimes a pickle is more than just a pickle. Sometimes it’s a symbol of one’s cultural heritage, a symbol of inclusion.”
by Deborah Yarchun directed by Katie German
IN THE ASPER CAMPUS FIELD | JUNE 17 – 25, 2023 | preview JUNE 15 WJT 2022-23 Season | In a pickle about what to see? Choose all four shows !
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SEASON CALENDAR MARCH APRIL JUNE Su Su Su WJT Performances in the Berney Theatre located within the Asper Jewish Community Campus, 123 Doncaster St. M M M T T T W W W Th Th Th F F F S S 11S1715142019121825 9 1521 1622 1824 SHOWTIMES Weeknights 7:30 pm Saturdays 8 pm Sundays 2 pm Preview TalkbacksOpeningNightNight OCTOBER 29293030Su M T W Th F S 12 23 27273467 NOVMAYNOVMAY NOVMAY NOV56MAYNOVMAY a Refugee Love Story
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with our amazing Artistic Director,Commemorating 7 Great Years Ari WeinbergL’Chaim!
The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk featuring Daniel Greenberg and Isidora Kecman
Bar Mitzvah Boy features Nicholas Rice and Amy Lee
Falsettos featuring Keenan Lehman, Ari Weinberg, Justin Stadnyk and Ryan Kelly
BersnteinBecomingDrRuthfeaturingMariam
Dear Jack Dear Louise featuring Becky Frohlinger and Justin Stadnyk
The Whipping Man featuring Jesse Nerenberg, Christopher Allen and Ray Strachan
StarsofDavidfeaturing DebbieMaslowsky, Rachel Fischer, AaronHutton and Kevin McIntyre
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